How to beat Usain Bolt

February 17, 2015

Champion modern pentathlete Matthias Sandten admits Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt would get the better of him on the track.

But he claims he is the better all-rounder.

“Can he swim, can he ride a horse, can he shoot a gun, can he win in fencing against me?” says Sandten. “The answer is no. I’m the better one. In pentathlon the skills that are required for each sport are completely different. It’s just about diversity of requirements.”

In developing the Focus ST we applied a similar ethos for a sporty version of the world’s best-selling nameplate, which also happens to be a very comfortable family car.

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